Thursday, January 28

Greetings one and all,

Here is tonight's homework:

1. Literature Circles Day 2 (Friday)

2. Word Sort (find a different pattern)
*mini-quiz over 1st 2 sorts (Tues) 5 words

3. Math: pages 133 and 134 (Friday)

*AR GOALS DUE TOMORROW!!!

Thanks, and have a great night.

Mr. K

Wednesday, January 27

Greetings, here is the homework for tonight:

1. Math: pages 131 and 132 (for Thursday)

2. AR goals are due on Friday

3. Finish Day 1 of your new Literature Circle (for Thursday)

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Tuesday, January 26

Greetings on a Tuesday.

Here's the Homework for tonight:

1. Math: 129 and 130 (Wed)

2. AR goals are due this week Friday!

3. Science Packet/Journal (this is not for everyone, but check with your son/daughter if they need to finish this up for tomorrow)

Have a great night.

Mr. K

Hello. Sorry to be gone yesterday. I don't expect the sub to do the BLOG, so here we are back again on a Thursday, with a couple "TWEEKS" to the schedule:

Homework:

1. Westing Game Party/Test tomorrow.
*Several parents asked if they could come, but since it is an assessment I don't want to add stress to the class by having their parents there during a TEST
*Make sure that you've seen the blue assessment sheet. You need a minimum of 3 items that represent your character
*WE HAVE CHANGED SOME INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BLUE PACKET
*Packets can be turned in tomorrow (Friday) for a 3 point bonus
*Packets can ALSO be turned in Tuesday for 0 points lost
*10 points will be taken off the packet score for each day it is late after Tuesday

2. Math: pages 125 and 126
*Mini-quiz tomorrow

3. A few didn't finish the Science work, if you didn't it is DUE TOMORROW (Friday)

That's all for now.

Mr. K

Tuesday, January 19

Greetings one and all,

Hello on a Tuesday. Here is tonight's homework:

1. NO MATH TONIGHT!!!!

2. Westing Game:
*Blue Packet done completely (worth 20 points) due this week Friday
*5 chapter notes required for each character
*pictures for characters and the locations required to be IN COLOR!
*Quiz #3 needs to be completed with full explanations

*Party/Final Test will take place Friday (see Blue sheet for explanation and grading)

3. New Word Study Lists going home tonight (sorry for not doing this since December, but we're hopefully back on schedule now. Please cut out the words for your take home list tonight.

That's all.

Mr. K

Monday, January 18

Greetings on a Monday all,

Here is the homework for tonight:

1. Math: pages 121 and 122 (due Tuesday)

2. Westing Game (final week)
*Packet due Friday (picture, drawn or cut out, as well as descriptions, and Quiz #3)
*Party/Test (blue invitation with explanation) Friday

That's all.

Thanks,

Mr. K

Thursday, January 14

Greetings one and all,

Here is Thursday nights homework:

1. Math: pages 119 and 120
*Mini-math quiz tomorrow. (Use notes and homework to study)

2. Science: some people did not finish in class. If you did not then you must finish at home. It is a line graph.

3. Westing Game Quiz #2 (due Friday)
*spend some time working on your blue packet (due next week Friday)
*Westing PARTY/FINAL EXAM will take place next week Friday. We will draw for character on Monday, an explanation will also go home that day.

4. Rough Idea Essay Drafts (minimum of 2) due Friday

Thanks,

Mr. K

Tuesday, January 12

Greetings all,

Here is tonight's homework:

1. Math: pages 115 and 116 (due Wednesday)

2. Westing Game Quiz #2 (chapters 12-20) due Friday
*a great night to work on the rest of your Westing Packet as well.

That's all folks.

Mr. K

Monday, January 11

Greetings Everyone,

Here is the homework for Monday night:

1. Social Studies Test tomorrow (Tuesday)
*make sure you have your materials to study

2. Math: pages 113 and 114 (due Tuesday)

3. Westing Game Quiz #2 (10 questions)
due on Friday!
*Also, you need to be filling in your Westing Game blue packet as we go. You may want to take that home and work on it if you get the rest of your homework done early. Don't save that for the end of the unit.

*AR goals are due January 29

That's all. Have a great night.

Mr. K

Thursday, January 7

Greetings one and all,

Here is the Thursday night homework:

1. Math: pages 111 and 112 (due Friday)

2. Social Studies Test next Tuesday
*Practice Test Monday
*Study sheet went home tonight, plus interactive student workbook, plus textbook

3. Get your 20 minutes of AR done
*AR goals will be updated tomorrow in class. Your kids should come home knowing where they stand in AR

Have a great night watching the college football national championship game.

Mr. K

Wednesday, January 6

Greetings one and all,

Tonights Homework:

1. Math pages 109 and 110 (due Thursday)
*Mini math quiz on Friday

2. Take your writer's notebooks home and continue to develop
"I realize..." or "This makes me think about..." statements

3. Social Studies test next week Tuesday and practice test Monday
*No study guide with this one, use the interactive student notebook or the text book to study from.

Thanks,

Mr. K

Tuesday, January 5

Greetings on a Tuesday.

Here is the homework for tonight:

1. Math: pages 107 and 108 (take home hard cover math book and use page 183 for fraction stick comparisons)

2. Westing Game: Finish reading through chapter 11 and complete Quiz #1 found in the back of your packet.
*This is an open book test, but I am requiring complete sentence answers except for question 10 which can be answered in a list.

Have a great night Mr. K

Monday, January 4, 2010

Greetings and welcome back one and all,

Here is the homework for tonight:

1. Westing Game: Read Chapter 9 only!
*Westing Game Quiz #1 Tuesday night

2. Math: pages 105 and 106
*Parent Unit 5 packet

3. Social Studies: Find out where your ancestors are from
www.ellisisland.org

4. Read for 20 minutes

Have a great night.

Mr. K